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Hi, I'm Tom Roznowski. Welcome to Hometown!
Hometown is an audio walking tour of Terre Haute,
Indiana in the summer of 1926. At that time, Terre Haute
was known as the "Crossroads of America" because
of its location at the juncture of two great national highways:
US Route 40 and US Route 41. Actually, I've found Terre
Haute to be a "Crossroads" in a much larger sense.
It represents an enduring American cultural icon: the classic
American Midwestern hometown, and all of the images it brings
to mind of past and present. Over the course of our journey,
I hope to present both the fact and fiction behind the myth.
I think you'll find that between the door-to-door milk deliveries,
the minor league baseball games, and corner groceries, there
is a lot that's familiar, no matter where you may come from.
Won't you join me in exploring Hometown?
Production support for Hometown comes from Brian Lappin Real Estate
and the South Dunn Street Project.
Hometown CDs (episodes 1 through 38) as well
as the specials, A Real Hometown Fourth and A
Real Hometown Christmas, are now available! The episodes
are available at Borders in Bloomington and Booknation in
Terre Haute, and all cassettes are available from WFIU.
You can order by calling 1-800-662-3311 or 1-812-855-1357.
Hometown is made possible through grants from Sony
Digital Audio Disc Corporation and the Hollie and Anna Oakley
Foundation in support of the mission of public radio.
Comments? E-mail hometown@indiana.edu.
If you have comments about programs, you can call the response
line anytime at (812) 855-7814, or write to the Station
Manager, WFIU, Radio/TV Center, IU, Bloomington, IN 47405.
WFIU
Maintained by Michael
Toler
Last updated:
Monday, February 25, 2008
Copyright 2000, The Trustees of
Indiana
University
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